Card table having extendible serving trays



Feb. 13, 1951 J. REEVES CARD T ABLE HAVING EXTENDABLE SERVING TRAYS Filed 50, 1948 //v VENTOR JOHN 1.. EEE vEs A TTOENL-f Patented Feb. 13, 1951 CARD TABLE HAVING EXTENDIBLE SERVING TRAYS John L. Reeves, Washington, D. 0.

Application August 30, 1948, Serial No. 46,890

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to card tables, and to extendable serving means associated with the tables, and it has for one of its objects to provide a simple, compact table which can be used in the usual manner, and also used to serve refreshments, etc., Without interference with those seated at a table.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of serving means for a card table which will not interfere with the playing surface.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of a serving means that is housed in the table when not in use.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of slidable means for guiding the serving means in and out of the table.

Other and more specific objects of the present invention will become apparent as the details thereof are described, having reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a card table, half of the top being broken away and showing the housed position of one of the serving trays, one of the serving trays being omitted, the other trays being partially or fully extended.

Figure 2 is a bottom view of one of the sliding trays, showing a tongue, a pull slot and a catch.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of one side of a card table showing one of the trays extended, portions being shown fragmentary.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1 illustrating the means for providing clearance space for the trays.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral Ill represents a card table comprising a bottom portion I I, to which is secured legs I2 of the folding type, and a top portion IS. The bottom II and top I3 may be of ply-wood or any other suitable material, and they are held in spaced relation by Spacer strips I4 having a fiber strip I5 secured by any suitable means to the top face of the spacer strips. The spacer strips I4 and fiber strips I5 as shown in Figure 4, are secured to the bottom I I and top I3 by dowel pins l6 that engage bores I! in the bottom II, and bores IS in the top I3, the dowel pins having one end glued to the top I3, the bottom II of the table being secured to the bottom end of the dowel pins by screws I9, a protective washer 20 being interposed between the head of the screw and the underface of the bottom portion One end 2| of the spacer strips and the ends 22 of the fiber strips are cut at an angle for a purpose to be later described. Centrally of the bottom II and top I3 is a spacer block 23 that is secured by a dowel pin 24, the spacer block serving as a reinforcing support to prevent the central area of the top and bottom of the table from warping concavely.

The bottom portion I I of the table is provided with grooves 25 that are disposed at an angle equal to the angle of the ends 2| of the spacer strips and the ends 22 of the fiber strips. By spacing the top I3 from the bottom I I, and positioning the spacer strips I4 and fiber strips I5 as shown in Figure 1, pockets 26 are formed, and these pockets receive and house trays 21. The trays or slides are in the shape of a right-angled triangle, and for the sake of description they have a base side 28, an altitude side 29, and a hyptenuse side 36 that is disposed at an angle equal to the angle of the ends 2| and 22 of the spacer and fiber strips. 4

As shown in Figure 2, to the bottom face 3 of each tray or slide, there is secured a tongue 32 that is disposed parallel to the hypotenuse side 30 of the tray or slide, and these tongues engage the grooves 25. The bottom face 3| of the tray or slides 21 are also provided with a pull slot 33, and a ball and socket catch 34. The top face 35 of the slide or tray is provided with a recess 36 for the reception of a glass or other receptacle.

From the description it, can be seen that I have provided a novel card table, one that is provided with a plurality of trays or slides so arranged that they may be extended from the table for the reception of food or refreshments, and when in extended position, they do not interfere with those seated at the table if a game of cards or the like is being indulged in. By the novel arrangement of the slides, it can be seen that the trays or slides are housed in a novel manner, and they are guided out of and into the table by the novel means provided.

It will be understood that the above description and the accompanying drawing comprehends only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention, and that various minor changes in details of construction may be made Without departing from the scope of the invention and the claim hereto appended.

What I claim is:

A table top comprising top and bottom panels, spacing elements in spaced relation between said top and bottom panels, openings in the sides of said table top, a tray having a recess mounted in each of said openings, each tray having straight ends and one straight side, the opposite side being disposed at an angle to said straight side, a tongue on the bottom face of each tray and offset from the angularly disposed side, a groove on the top face of said bottom panel and disposed at an angle complemental to the angle of said tongue, said tongue engageable with said groove for guiding said trays in their outward and inward movement, the straight edge of each tray bein at a right angle to the edge of said table during outward and inward movement.

JOHN L. REEVES.

REFERENCES CITED Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Cannan May 25, 1909 Kleckner June 7, 1910 Davies Feb. 5, 1935 Martin July 16, 1935 Winter May 10, 1949 

